Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application

Non asbestos brake friction composites with hemp fibre and rice husk (RH) reinforcements (20 weight %) were developed and characterized for physical, mechanical and tribological properties. The properties such as density, porosity, hardness (ASTM D785-03 standard HRR scale), impact strength, and wea...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman, Mohd Hafis, Leman, Zulkiflle, Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri, Zainudin, Edi Syams, Budati, Sindhu
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Tribology Society (Mytribos) 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118059/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118059/1/118059.pdf
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author Sulaiman, Mohd Hafis
Leman, Zulkiflle
Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Budati, Sindhu
author_facet Sulaiman, Mohd Hafis
Leman, Zulkiflle
Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Budati, Sindhu
author_sort Sulaiman, Mohd Hafis
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Non asbestos brake friction composites with hemp fibre and rice husk (RH) reinforcements (20 weight %) were developed and characterized for physical, mechanical and tribological properties. The properties such as density, porosity, hardness (ASTM D785-03 standard HRR scale), impact strength, and wear rate (block-on-ring test ASTM G77 standard) were measured and compared with commercial brake block material sample. The experiment results showed that the hemp fibre-based composite has higher density (1.407 g/cm3), specific wear rate (0.164×10-2 mm3/Nm) and impact strength values than the RH reinforced composites. RH has higher impact strength (6 KJ/m2) and hardness (93.06 HRR) than the commercial brake block and hemp composite materials. From the evaluated results it can be concluded that Hemp reinforced phenolic composites can be used as alternative for existing brake materials. Dino lite digital microscope was used to examine the wear mechanism of the worn surfaces.
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spelling upm-1180592025-06-23T07:49:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118059/ Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application Sulaiman, Mohd Hafis Leman, Zulkiflle Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri Zainudin, Edi Syams Budati, Sindhu Non asbestos brake friction composites with hemp fibre and rice husk (RH) reinforcements (20 weight %) were developed and characterized for physical, mechanical and tribological properties. The properties such as density, porosity, hardness (ASTM D785-03 standard HRR scale), impact strength, and wear rate (block-on-ring test ASTM G77 standard) were measured and compared with commercial brake block material sample. The experiment results showed that the hemp fibre-based composite has higher density (1.407 g/cm3), specific wear rate (0.164×10-2 mm3/Nm) and impact strength values than the RH reinforced composites. RH has higher impact strength (6 KJ/m2) and hardness (93.06 HRR) than the commercial brake block and hemp composite materials. From the evaluated results it can be concluded that Hemp reinforced phenolic composites can be used as alternative for existing brake materials. Dino lite digital microscope was used to examine the wear mechanism of the worn surfaces. Malaysian Tribology Society (Mytribos) 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118059/1/118059.pdf Sulaiman, Mohd Hafis and Leman, Zulkiflle and Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri and Zainudin, Edi Syams and Budati, Sindhu (2024) Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application. Jurnal Tribologi, 40. pp. 212-225. ISSN 2289-7232 https://jurnaltribologi.mytribos.org/v40.html
spellingShingle Sulaiman, Mohd Hafis
Leman, Zulkiflle
Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri
Zainudin, Edi Syams
Budati, Sindhu
Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application
title Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application
title_full Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application
title_fullStr Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application
title_full_unstemmed Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application
title_short Experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application
title_sort experimental investigation on the physical, mechanical, and tribological behavior of brake friction composites for railway application
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118059/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118059/1/118059.pdf